Russian subs...bringing back the cold war.

This is a discussion on Russian subs...bringing back the cold war. within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; a russian nuclear sub allegedly operated in the gulf of mexico undetected for over a month.
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As we used to teach in the spook business, carry a 25 if it makes you feel good, but do not ever load it. If you load it you may shoot it. If you shoot it you may hit somebody, and if you hit somebody - and he finds out about it - he may be very angry with you. -- Jeff Cooper

No they aren't at least not specifically... Tromso Norway was an awesome and beautiful liberty port by the way, oh sorry that has nothing to do with this thread, I was just reminising of my submarine days in my head.

Let's suppose for a minute that a Russian sub did actually patrol in the Gulf of Mexico.
So?
The Gulf of Mexico is not Lake Michigan. We don't own it. What is part of the mission of the U.S. Navy? Ensuring freedom of the seas?
Just because an un-named source says that we did not detect it does not mean it is so.